FeCl₂ is often used in stainless steel surface processing, wastewater treatment, or in laboratories. Effects of exposure to FeCl₂ include predominantly systemic side effects that can occur when inhalation or oral intake occurs. However, it is known that skin irritation or burning can be caused by exposure to skin, but there has never been reported a case of deep FeCl₂ burns. We will introduce a case of a patient treated with deep second degree burn due to FeCl₂ exposure. A 27-year-old healthy man came in contact with FeCl₂ on his right wrist. The patient didn't wear any protective clothing, and the clothes were contaminated with FeCl₂ about one hour ago, but the patient was not aware of the danger of exposure. After an hour, the patient felt tingling, so he took off his exposed clothes and washed exposed skin, then came to our hospital. Initially there were mild erosion, erythema, and tingling symptoms. Two days later, eschar began to develop and wound began to deepen. Surgical procedure was not performed and it took 5 weeks for the patient's wound to heal. As a rule, workers using FeCl₂ are required to wear protective clothing. In Korea, companies and laboratories using FeCl₂ are not strictly required the use of protective clothing. Workers handling FeCl₂ should be strictly encouraged to wear protective clothing, if exposed, should be instructed to visit the hospital after a quick washing away.
Adult ; Burns* ; Burns, Chemical ; Clothing ; Erythema ; Humans ; Inhalation ; Korea ; Protective Clothing ; Skin ; Stainless Steel ; Waste Water* ; Wounds and Injuries ; Wrist

Animals ; Biological Warfare ; Burns ; pathology ; Burns, Chemical ; pathology ; Chemical Warfare ; China ; Humans ; Military Medicine ; Radiation Injuries ; pathology ; Wounds, Gunshot ; pathology

Joule heating has long been considered as the principal component of tissue damage in electrical injury. Recent studies suggest electroporation, a nonthermally medicated mechanism of cell membrane damage, is also an important factor. This study is significant because it directly addresses whether nonthermal mechanisms of cell damage can cause tissue necrosis without visible thermal changes.
Burns ; Wounds and Injuries ; Electroporation

Biafine is topic suspension manifests effectiveness on washing the wound, stimulating the repairing of the tissue and light antiseptic effect.
burns ; Wounds and Injuries

Applying the experimental model of PACIDALO & HLADOVEC, author has evaluted effect of “SH-91” drug on experimental burned - would of rabbit. It formed a bio-membrane covering the burned-wound, decreased the inflammatory and swollen wound in burn. Of the bacteriostatic activity of SH.91 is effective as much as silver sulfadiazin 1% and SH 91 has also no local and general side effect.
burns, Wounds and Injuries

The hydrogel burn wound dressing was prepared by gamma radiation cross-linking from aqueous solution mixture of polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyethylene oxide and met the requirements as bio-medical membranes. Chitosan into the hydrogel was degraded by gamma radiation and used as agents to increase antimicrobial activity and wound healing process. In this paper, the swelling characteristics of hydrogel dressing in water and plasma were investigated, the water loss of dressing was determined and the sterilization assurance level of products was appreciated obtaining international standard of ISO 9002 for medical products.
burns, Wounds and Injuries

OBJECTIVE: To report an unusual case of frozen orbit caused by an unsuspected intraorbital foreign body. METHOD: This is a case report. RESULTS: A 31-year old Chinese man presented with a 6-month history of painless progressive right caruncular growth with mucoid discharge. He also had bilateral progressive reduction in ocular movements. His best-corrected vision was 6/9 bilaterally. A conjunctival granuloma arising from the right caruncle and extending to the cornea and associate with ophthalmoplegia was also present. Orbital computed tomography showed a dense rod-like structure traversing the nasal area, extending from the superomedial wall of the right orbit to the apex of the left orbit with surrounding inflammatory reaction but sparing the optic nerve. The intraorbital foreign body, a 6 cm chopstick splinter, was successfully removed via right lateral rhinotomy. CONCLUSION: Intraorbital foreign bodies are not uncommonly seen and, generally, the diagnosis is straightforward. Nevertheless, diagnosis, could be missed if it is not suspected.
Human ; Male ; Adult ; WOUNDS AND INJURIES ; EYE FOREIGN BODIES ; EYE DISEASES ;

Objective: To analyze the literature published in Chinese Journal of Burns (now Chinese Journal of Burns and Wounds) in the last 22 years, and to explore the development trend of burn discipline. Methods: The relevant clinical and research literature published in Chinese Journal of Burns from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2021 were retrieved through China National Knowledge Infrastructure database. Bibliometrics was used to classify and analyze the literature by research types, involved research fields, and reported causes of injury, and compare them every 3 years according to the year of publication (with literature published in 2021 being included in the last time period). Keywords of all the literature were retrieved, which were corrected and conversed later. CiteSpace 6.1.R2 software was used to visually cluster the included keywords, count high-frequency and high-centrality keywords, and divide the high-frequency keywords by time as before for segment comparison. Results: A total of 4 485 relevant papers were included, with an average of about 204 papers each year. The research types analysis of literature showed that clinical diagnosis and treatment literature had the highest proportion, reaching 65.3% (2 929/4 485), followed by cell experiment and animal experiment literature, accounting for 18.1% (812/4 485) and 13.2% (591/4 485), respectively. The proportion of various research types of the literature in each time period was basically stable. The analysis of the research fields involved in the literature showed that the literature in the field of systemic treatment of burns accounted for the highest proportion, reaching 60.2% (2 699/4 485), followed by the literature in the fields of acute wounds and plastic surgery, accounting for 20.2% (908/4 485) and 7.3% (326/4 485), respectively. The proportion of the literature in the field of systemic treatment of burns decreased from 84.0% (430/512) in 2000-2002 to 40.3% (373/926) in 2018-2021, with a decreasing proportion of 43.7%. While compared with that in 2000-2002, the proportions of literature in the fields of acute wounds, plastic surgery, chronic wounds, and burn rehabilitation were on the rise, with the proportions in 2018-2021 increased by 11.7%, 9.1%, 10.7%, and 5.5%, respectively. In the first 6 time periods, the number of literature in the field of discipline management was few and remained in single digits, but it increased to 49 in 2018-2021. Among the 1 099 literature in the field of systemic treatment of burns with a clear cause of injury, the literature on thermal burns was the most, accounting for 58.5% (643/1 099), followed by the literature on electrical burns and chemical burns, accounting for 19.8% (218/1 099) and 12.6% (138/1 099), respectively. The comparison by time period showed that the proportion of literature reporting thermal burns showed a significant downward trend, while the proportion of literature reporting other causes of injury did not change significantly. A total of 6 822 keywords from 2 236 literature were included for analysis. Visual cluster analysis showed that relevant studies focused on burns, surgical flaps, scars, and wound healing. The top 3 keywords in frequency were burns, wound healing, and surgical flaps, and the top 3 keywords in centrality were burns, scars, and skin transplantation. The comparison by time period showed that the only keyword with a stable frequency in the top 10 ranks was burns; with the passage of time, some keywords such as endotoxin/endotoxins and fibroblasts gradually dropped out of the top 10 ranks, while keywords such as wounds and injuries, surgical flaps, and negative-pressure wound therapy gradually entered the top 10 ranks. Conclusions: Among the literature published in Chinese Journal of Burns during the last 22 years, the literature on systemic treatment of burns and thermal burns has gradually decreased, while the literature on chronic wounds and burn rehabilitation has increased. Surgical flaps, wound healing, and scar prevention and treatment are the current research hot spots in burn discipline.
Bibliometrics ; Burns, Chemical ; Burns, Electric/therapy* ; China ; Cicatrix ; Humans

Trauma and the need of medical care exist since the beginning of human history. This research is aimed to identify and analyze trauma in antiquity. After a review of bibliography, the first reports of trauma (in Europe) were found in the Greek Epics of Homer. The analysis of these texts showed that injury could be caused to any part of the human body. The main cause of trauma was primarily participation in wars (178 cases), and then participation in sports (6 cases) and other activities (6 cases). This study identified a total of 190 injuries in both Homer epics. The more serious injuries, many of which proved fatal, were observed from participation in military activities.
Athletic Injuries ; history ; Greece ; Greece, Ancient ; History, Ancient ; Humans ; Military Medicine ; Warfare ; Wounds and Injuries ; history

The bactericidal efficacy of chitosan cream on burn wounds of 82 burn patients with degree II, III, area 4-50%, in National Burn Institute was evaluated. The results of the study showed that: chitosan had a good bactericidal efficacy to bacteria infected burn wounds, led by S.aureus, followed by enterobacterial. Chitosan cream had very high efficacy at burn wounds, the amount of bacteria decreased clearly 14 days after treatment. The bactericidal efficacy of chitosan cream was similar to silver sulfadiazine cream 1%.
Burns ; Wounds and Injuries ; Chitosan ; Bacteria